SSHRC doubts the science of evolution By Dan Adleman In the summer issue of Humanist Perspectives, Gary Bauslaugh reports that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has rejected Dr Brian Alters’ application for a grant to study the “detrimental effects of popularizing anti-evolution’s ‘Intelligent Design Theory’ on Canadian students, teachers, parents, administrators and policymakers.” The rejection, in and of itself, need not set off alarm bells, as the SSHRC rejected 73% of the applications under review at the time. What is extraordinarily disturbing, however, is the council’s stated reason for the refusal to grant funding: “The committee found...